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LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK (AP) — The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art. Only a handful of ears have listened to Wu-Tang Clan’s seventh studio album to date. But next month, lucky MONA visitors may be able to hear part of it, too.

Advertisement In addition to putting the famed piece of music history on display, MONA said it would host private listening sessions featuring select tracks from the album between June 15 and June 24. Tickets, set to be released Thursday, are free — but there’s only a small number available. “Run don’t walk, bring da ruckus, etc.



” MONA wrote on Instagram Tuesday. The album will be a part of the Tasmania museum’s larger “Namedropping” exhibition that opens next month. “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” has been called the world’s rarest album.

The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan's "Once Upon A Time In Shaolin." The public will get its first opportunity to listen to the album when it goes on display at Australia’s Museum of Old and New Art next month. Wutangcashew/Scluzay.

com After spending six years creating the 31-track double album, the multiplatinum hip-hop group put the single copy up for auction in 2015, on the condition that it not be put to commercial use. Advertisement At the time, Wu-Tang Clan member RZA said he wanted the album — packaged in a hand-crafted silver and nickel case that includes a 174-page book.

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